The last week of August takes a Spanish turn as we get a new Basque pintxos spot from Camino and Nieves Barragan of Sabor opens her new restaurant in Shoreditch.
Legado
Shoreditch - 1 Montacute Yards, 185-186 Shoreditch High Street, E1 6HU
It's been seven years since Nieves Barragan opened her Michelin-starred restaurant Sabor in Mayfair. While that had a distinct Basque focus, this new restaurant casts a wider net and is about contemporary dishes from all over Spain. The menu here will feature dishes like suckling pig, crystal Mediterranean prawns with smoked paprika and Moscatel vinegar and confit lobster with chilli and garlic thinly sliced rose potatoes. We think the must-have dish will be the Legado Sandwich (made over two days) with Swiss chard, Cecina, and smoked cheese, all fried in breadcrumbs.
Opening date: 28 August 2025
Pintxito
Covent Garden - Covent Garden Piazza, London WC2E 7BB
While Nieves Barragan moves away from Basque cuisine, Pintxito is firmly influenced by it. This is a spin-off by the same people behind Camino, and it's aiming to bring an authentic Basque pintxo experience to Covent Garden. Expect gildas (including a quail's egg gilda), tortillas, carabinero prawns, Iberico ham, skewers and more. The drinks will also have a big focus on txakoli. It sounds like the perfect antidote to the busy marketplace.
Opening date: 26 August 2025
This week's events
28-31 August (Tobacco Dock) - Meatopia is back and once again, they're bringing in some great talent for the live-fire-cooking festival. Richard Turner and chefs from Camille, Black Bear Burger, Watermans Arms, Darby’s Next Door and plenty from much further afield will all be coming to the dock. See the full line-up and get tickets.
31 August (Queen's Park) - Book tickets for a chefs' discussion at the Queen's Park Book Festival as Thomasina Miers, Ben Lippett and Yotam Ottolenghi take to the stage. Tickets are £11.95.
Here's what opened last week:
The Macbeth (Hoxton) - A classic Hoxton pub gets a new lease of life (and a new Portugeuse-inspired menu)
Fairgame (City of London) - An immersive fairground (with decent food) arrives in St Paul's
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